Women are a rarity in the comedy genre. But the famous KVNschitsa Elena Kravets managed to become a full-fledged player in the men's team. The only female actor on the stage of the "Evening Quarter" easily embodies comical images and at the same time always looks incredibly feminine and attractive. According to "quarters", the famous KVNschitsy Elena Kravets good-natured and open soul, she is slightly naive and easily falls into the jokes.
Humor as a state of mind
The famous KVNschitsa Elena Kravets, you give the impression of a person who enjoys his work. Is this really so?
Of course. I am an idealist in this regard: I must love the work I am doing. The hackwork is visible, it is felt by both adults and children, especially in such a sphere as acting. In due time, being obedient daughter, I did not go to enter the theater high school. There was 1998, because of the difficult social and economic situation in the country, my mother did not let me go either to Moscow or to St. Petersburg. I stayed in Krivoy Rog, graduated from an economic college, which I do not regret in any way. Once again I was convinced: everything that is being done is for the best. If I left then, there would not be a "Quarter" in my life. Now I catch up.
I attend the theater school , I am engaged in acting, I try to "impose" the theory on the practice. In addition, I had the opportunity to realize my dream - to become a movie actress.
The famous KVNschitsa Elena Kravets, humor for you is a job or a way of life?
These concepts can not be divided. It would be strange if I answered: "For me it's work, at home I'm not laughing" or "Humor is for me a way of life, but since this is a job, it's not that humor." First of all, this state of mind. This does not mean that I and the guys from the "Quarter" are always in high spirits. A humorous attitude as such is manifested not only in jokes or skits - it is present in communication with children and friends. In general, we are not radically different from people whose work is not related to the stage and the "ridiculous" genre.
Are there any topics that you prefer not to joke about?
I do not like to hear jokes about physical disabilities and health. In other words, if others are not funny, when for someone it's pain, despair, sorrow. Then I also do not want to laugh.
In one of the interviews you confessed that the school was a shy girl. But from the TV screens look very confident. How did you overcome this feature? I did not do anything specifically for this. We can say that the specifics of the work forced us to reorganize. In everyday life, I can sink, succumb to a melancholy mood. But on the stage inside of me there is an original click, which sets the necessary emotional state. When I go backstage, the "shutters" close, and I become as usual.
Elena, what kind of character traits help you in life?
Genetically inherited from my mother hyperactivity. I almost always keep my word. If I said "I promise", it's like an oath for me. 99.9% guarantee that I will do it! In the same way, I bring up my daughter. If you are not sure that you can help someone or do something, say that you do not promise, but will try. Among my strengths I can also attribute the fact that I love people. I do not have an initial attitude toward the negative with respect to them. Perhaps excessive gullibility and even naivety are the consequence of this.
A project called "family"
The famous KVNschitsy Elena Kravets fairly busy schedule. Got time for yourself?
I've heard somewhere that a busy person always has more free time than someone who does nothing. And indeed it is. When you are in constant motion, you involuntarily begin to plan the day.
My work is associated with frequent departures, so free time is short. But, as you know, he who does not want, looks for excuses, and he who wants - the opportunity. I try to spend as much time as possible with my daughter. As I said, I'm attending a school of acting. I love to read, watch a good movie, I like to sit on the Internet on resources that are useful for me from an educational point of view. Occasionally I go to my page and grab my head: Mom, how many people need to answer, and I do not have time for this. And what, tell me, you can answer the question "Hello, how are you?" If we have not seen each other for ten years? That's what I sometimes miss. Therefore, I apologize in advance to those who write and remain unanswered.
Your relationship with her husband started when you were not famous yet. Did your popularity affect the family?
For my husband, I'm not "Lena from the Quarter", but Elena the Beautiful. I'm kidding ... When you know a man long ago, long before his face became "media", nothing changes with respect to him. That's why Serezha and I did not have to alter each other and break ourselves in order to correspond to some stellar attributes. Of course, we grow up, we change, we quarrel, we make peace - our everyday lives are the same as in most families, where people love each other. And it's great, I believe. I like to live like this - simply, sincerely, without pathos. I like to watch biographical programs about our legends - the stars of cinema, theater, music. And I can say that very much depends on what style of communication the "star" partner chooses after taking off. You can say: "I'm a star and I need to leave", but you can behave differently: "I need your care, because I do not have time." And now you can accept it. When a person works hard, he is talented, and his abilities bring joy and pleasure to the viewer, it is not shameful to make his life easier in the everyday life. But this does not mean that you need to run around on his hind legs. In a family where love lives, even if not as passionate as in youth, everything happens very harmoniously. If there is a deep inner connection and the couple feel each other, it does not matter which of them knows more or earns more.
Sergei, like you, works in the "Studio Kvartal-95." What is more in joint work everyday life: advantages or disadvantages?
And both are enough . The golden principle "Do not talk at home about your family, and not discuss work at home" is completely impossible: if you work in a bunch, it happens automatically. We were inseparable almost 24 hours a day, were sitting with their backs to each other in one office, together they came to the service and went home together. At the office, they agreed who would take the child out of the garden and go to the store. With all the advantages of such a close contact with a loved one, I sometimes caught myself thinking that I do not have enough personal space. Now we work in absolutely different directions. Seryozha the producer, on it the organization and technical support of the shooting process. I have shootings, scripts, tours. And, frankly, I'm glad that we do not intersect.
Tell us about your daughter ... What famous KVNschitsa Elena Kravets can say about your child?
Of course, he is the best , most beloved and beautiful. Masha is six and a half years old. We call her blond curly Sue, and in her childhood she had the nickname "girl-Lenin", because she looked exactly like a small leader on the October badge. Now she studies in the first grade, she studies English from my application. In addition, he wants to go swimming, gymnastics, and tennis. Naturally, everything is in time to be in time, so we'll think on what to stop. Masha at me the little girl very compliant - probably, upbringing to her was transferred by right of succession. I'm not afraid to take it with me, wherever: be it a business meeting or acting lesson (the lesson lasts three hours, and all the while she sits and waits patiently). It's like a ray of sunshine, a breath of fresh air. I do not get bored with her.
I have a rest on tour
Elena, how do you recover physically and emotionally?
I try to slow down periodically and look around. For everyday worries, we often do not notice how the seasons change, trees grow, birds sing. And when you switch the focus of attention, you begin to see that today is a very clear day and the city looks amazing: it is bright, voluminous, as in a good photo. I like to observe people, their reactions, their relationships with children. Paradoxically, I am well recovered on tours. We spend a lot of time on the road, where I can read as much as I want, listen to music, watch movies. Sometimes I watch whole series. Change of hotels, daily concerts are not a problem for me. I remain alone with myself and the buzz. People you need to take care of are not around, you do not need to shop either. It remained in another world. And here - the idyll.
Does the intense work schedule of the famous KVNschitsa Elena Kravets affect the state of health ?
Fortunately, I do not often get sick. Probably, due to the fact that as a child my mother and dad seriously tempered me: for all my life I just did not go to the sea one summer (when I entered the institute). And since - since the age of one I regularly visit the seaside. Plus, yoga helps me a lot. I am recovering, some metamorphosis takes place within the world perception, a rethinking of values and their role in this world.
Do you have a way to quickly get yourself in shape in case of feeling unwell?
Thank God, such a need arises rarely. This is probably the only thing in which the lack of experience is welcomed. In extreme situations, everything that is at hand is usually used in the course. And when there is an opportunity to lie down, I, of course, try to take less "chemistry".
Elena Kravets, is it true that laughter has a curative effect on a person?
Definitely. I will not delve into the theory of laughter therapy, talk about the beneficial effects of hormones of joy on the body - this is how everyone knows. The parallel between laughter, excellent mood and well-being is so obvious and obvious that only a notorious skeptic and grumbler will deny it. A person is good when he is healthy, when his personal life is fine, when he laughs. In turn, physical ill health can recede, if from the heart they make you laugh: just some secret nodule inside the body was untied and the pain subsided. I did not have a case in life when laughter therapy was a panacea, like: laugh and you will have happiness. But it's very pleasant to laugh! In my opinion, joy is one of the main components of the meaning of life. Therefore laughter = joy = good mood = health ... Let everyone for himself continue this chain!